After recent violence in Albuquerque a lot of people have had enough. That includes some of the community's youngest residents, today they marched to spread their message of peace.

After recent violence in Albuquerque a lot of people have had enough. That includes some of the community's youngest residents, today they marched to spread their message of peace.

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Updated: 6:02 PM MST Nov 7, 2015

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WEBVTT YOUNG PEOPLE EITHER AS VICTIMS, SUSPECTS, OR BOTH. LIKE THE BEAT OF THE DRUM, THEIR MESSAGE ECHOES THROUGH THE STREETS LOUD AND CLEAR. WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE TRAGEDIES IN THE COMMUNITY. REPORTER: RALLYING TOGETHER WITH A UNITED STATEMENT, THE VIOLENCE IN ALBUQUERQUE NEEDS TO STOP. YOU GUYS CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE WE CAN CHANGE THE CONVERSATION. REPORTER: HIGHLAND HIGH TEEN BETH NAIRN HELPED ORGANIZE THIS MARCH. AND IT'S TARGETING A CERTAIN DEMOGRAPHIC. THERE ARE A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATING IN THIS MARCH HERE TODAY TOO. MOSTLY STUDENTS FROM MANZANO AND HIGHLAND HIGH SCHOOLS. NARIN SAYS GUN DEATHS ARE BEING TOO COMMON ESPECIALLY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE. THEY REALIZE THAT IT'S TIME TO PUT A STOP TO THIS. REPORTER: THIS PAST MARCH, A MASS SHOOTING AT LOS ALTOS SKATE PARK ENDED WITH 7 PEOPLE SHOT INCLUDING 17-YEAR-OLD JAQUISE LEWIS WHO DIED. A FEW MONTHS LATER, SIX TEENAGERS FOUND THEMSELVES CHARGED WITH MURDER, AFTER THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A MAN IN HIS OWN DRIVEWAY. MANZANO HIGH TEEN JAYDON CHAVEZ SILVER WAS GUNNED DOWN AT A PARTY. THE SUSPECTS CHARGED IN HIS DEATH, NO OLDER THAN 21. AND IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS, 4-YEAR-OLD LILLY GARCIA WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN WHAT POLICE SAY WAS A ROAD RAGE INCIDENT ALONG I-40 LAST MONTH. AND ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICER DANIEL WEBSTER LOST HIS LIFE IN A SHOOTING ONE DAY LATER. NAIRN WANTS PEOPLE OF ALL AGES TO THINK TWICE BEFORE THEY USE A GUN TO SOLVE A PROBLEM. INNOCENT LIVES ARE BEING LOST AND IT'S REALLY NOT NEEDED LILLY WAS ONLY 4 AND THAT'S COMPLETELY DEVASTATING. A DEVASTATION NARINS BELIEVES

Teens Want to Stop Violence

After recent violence in Albuquerque a lot of people have had enough. That includes some of the community's youngest residents, today they marched to spread their message of peace.